[TechAssist] Re: recovery disk for pavilion 6630
- From: Jorge Camboni <geo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 13:57:42 -0600
I do agree with you both. 100%. but in this case we were talking
of just adding a little bit more memory.
have fun
Jorge
At 09:51 p.m. 11/03/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>I agree, Ed.
>I'm on my 6th step up from my first 10mhz 286 not counting the earlier RS
>Color Computer - TRS80. Iv'e had several parallel units along the way. Three
>486s at once, three 450mhz pentiums. Right now I have a 2.4G P4, 2.1G p4,
>and 2 450mhz Pentiums networked. The P4 2.1G that I bought a year and a half
>ago for $1200 can now be had for about $500.
>
>I have found that I have done no upgrades on the ones I've bought in the
>past 7 or 8 years except for adding what was needed to network them and more
>memory.
>I tried replacing a mother board once as an upgrade from Tiger. That fiasco
>cost me enough money to buy two or three new computers, and I never did get
>a satisfactory board. Finally Tiger's tech dep't wouldn't even answer my
>calls.
>
>Computers were really the first expensive and completely expendable
>electronic items built.
>
>
>Russ Hoyt
>Hoyt's TV
>Exeter, NH
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tel-Tek" <teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 8:34 PM
>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: recovery disk for pavilion 6630
>
>
> > You guys are only heading for the "Final"
> > Take it from someone that has been there.
> > When Computers were $1500 to $2000 it was reasonable to try to upgrade.
> >
> > With your own Monitor, you now buy a complete system at $500. (2.4Gig)
> > 40 Gig Hard Drive. Operating System installed.
> >
> > Latest Technology. My advice...if time is Money...go to a Reliable Box
> > Store, buy a System. After 2 years...Technology will have changed again,
> > and it will be obsolete.
> >
> > I don't work for Dell or Emachine. But as far as Computers. going the
> > way of Calculators, VCR's,..Upgrades are not a "frugal" alternative
> > these days.
> >
> > -Ed-
> >
> > Tel-Tek Electronics
> > Ontario-Canada
> > teltek3@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > majorthom@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2004 8:01 PM
> > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: recovery disk for pavilion 6630
> >
> > Hi Jorge-Today I loaded XP on the 6630 and it had ALL of the system
> > drivers.WOW !It's slow so I will try 128 mb of PC100.Will this computer
> > accept 133 MHz ram ? Regards,Pete
> > Jorge Camboni <geo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:Hi again, Peter.
> > I have just installed XP on a 330mhz PII and it runs great.
> > I believe that machine comes with only 64MB ram, which is not enough
> > even for W98.... You should add at least 128MB, better 256MB (PC100 or
> > PC133).
> > If you do not want to install XP you can use W98SE but you will have to
> > download
> > all the drivers for the 6630 from the HP site. Sometimes those
> > modems'firmware
> > don't put up very well with XP... but nowadays you can buy a pctel based
> > modem
> > for as low as 10 bucks... you can buy 256MB pc133 at zipzoomfly.com for
> > as low
> > as 70 bucks..
> > That's what I should do, but it if you get the original CD and decide to
> >
> > restore the
> > former system, increasing RAM amount a little be won't do any harm..
> > you have a great day
> > Jorge
> >
> > At 01:52 p.m. 09/03/2004 -0800, you wrote:
> > >Thanks for the assist Jorge.Will XP run on this machine? maybe upgrade
> > >memory? If I can be of any help,I've been a board level tech for 40
> > >Yrs.Regards,Peter
> > >Jorge Camboni wrote:Hi Pete, in a casual search for
> > >info and utilities for the Pavillion 6630 I
> > >found
> > >this page:
> > >
> > >http://www.computergripes.com/HP.Pavilion.6630.html
> > >
> > >It might be useful to you.
> > >Most of the times, recover CDs are 101% worthless...
> > >Maybe a fresh XP install - ntfs format can do much better..
> > >good luck
> > >Jorge
> > >
> > >At 09:54 p.m. 08/03/2004 -0800, you wrote:
> > > >need Pavilion 6630 recovery disk to reinstall system onboard
> > > >utilities.Have stuff to
> > trade..................................Regards,Pete
> > > >
> > > >Neal Electronics 1901 E Wm. Cannon,Austin,Tx Suite A295
> > tel.5126635051
> > > >Fax.5124438808
> > > >
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